Attempt at Green Buildings Failing in Ottawa and Surrounding Provinces
Monday, January 11th, 2010Canada’s Green Building Report Card projects major gaps and flaws in the codes of federal and provincial buildings. Poor grades were issued by the Environmental Defense Center to many of Canada’s governments for the low quality of their policies to promote green buildings. The evaluations of the policies, programs and codes that proved influential in [...]
Green Friendly Business Flocks to Greater Toronto Area Eco-Business Zone
Friday, October 16th, 2009As part of an a new initiative by the Partners in Project Green and currently being headed up by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the areas near to the Pearson airport in Toronto are seeing creative ways to help business reduce their resource costs while greening their bottom [...]
Greening Ontario With 50 Million Trees on Mother’s Day
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009As part of the first annual 50 Million Tree Weekend, family friendly tree planting events are going on across Ontario. This Mother’s Day weekend presents an opportunity to celebrate with your mother and family by planting the seeds for your own family tree planting legacy. Trees Ontario expects to plant some two million trees during [...]
La protection de l’écosystème de la Forêt Boréale
Monday, May 4th, 2009L’Université de Toronto a récemment été le théâtre d’un débat sur de nouvelles façons d’aider à protéger la forêt boréale du Nord. Au débat, ils ont participé des universitaires, des décideurs politiques, les différents groupes environnementaux, les scientifiques et les membres du grand public. Le groupe qui a réuni à l’Université de Toronto, a été [...]
Boreal Forest Ecosystem Protection
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009The University of Toronto was recently the scene of a discussion on new ways to help protect the Northern Boreal Forest. Taking part were academics, government policy-makers, various environmental groups, scientists and members of the general public. The panel that assembled at the University of Toronto was moderated by the Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. [...]
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